Michelle Chen and family donated funds to construct this new library in Hsingugyi-ywa. Four nearby villages appealed to us to help rebuild & restock their libraries, as well. Naw Moo Ler Say [Moo Moo] led our tour. She works with the Chen family in Singapore but grew up in Ngaputaw Township, Hsingugyi-ywa.

May and I just came back from Nwe’ Kwe after donating Kyat 7,740,000. UNWA donation of US$ 8800 x 880 rate) to Myinta Nanda Monastic School. Attached is the donation receipt from the Sayadaw with photos of the construction. Once we informed the Sayadaw about UNWA grant, he started constructing the library. It is […]

ROLE OF MYANMAR LIBRARIES IN KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT AND ACTIVITIES OF MYANMAR BOOK AID AND PRESERVATION FOUNDATION Dr. Thant Thaw Kaung One of the last countries opened up to the world, Myanmar is facing many challenges to develop its human resources. In order to improve human resource development, our current government has made changes and improvements, […]

On May 3, 2008, Cyclone Nargis completed its devastating sweep across the Irrawaddy delta in Myanmar (formerly called Burma), passing directly over Yangon. No natural disaster has taken so many lives or destroyed so much habitation in Myanmar. This event resulted in 135,000 dead or missing and rendered an estimated 800,000 people homeless. Additionally, large […]

Why our name change? We have partnered with Myanmar Book Aid and Preservation Foundation [MBAPF] for six years; during that period we shipped 900,000 books and assisted over 900 libraries. Last year our success was recognized by several global-support library organizations now supporting MBAPF. Beyond Access is the umbrella organization that facilitates a half-dozen large donors including USAID, […]

NLR visit on December 15, 2012 We met the librarian/ musician Ai Lu. NLR visitors: Johnny, David, John, Janet. The library area serves many roles. They run a school with approximately 50-80 9th-11th grade students during the summer months. Typically they serve 30 students each month. Al’s Mother, who is a Chemistry teacher, also does […]

NLR visit on December 17, 2012 NLR visitors: May, John, David, Johnny, Janet, Tom and Cassie. We visited a one-room Inle Lake library, which also serves as a community center for the relatively poor and landless “Intha people” community, characterized by high unemployment rates. The NLR project (via May) rotates approximately 200 books per month […]

NLR visit on Saturday December 15, 2012 NLR visitors: May Hnin Kyaw, John, Johnny. We met with Aung Thu, who serves as the librarian & was a founding member of Taunggyi’s famous Kanbawza library. Aung Thu has a diploma from Yangon University’s Library School & runs a well-organized, multi-faceted community center. The Sipine Quarter, one […]

BA Myanmar Fact Sheet- Myanmar From Minister of Information, U Ye Htut “Beyond Access has been working in Myanmar since early 2013. We are working closely with the group since then. This Beyond Access Myanmar project is a perfect example of Private-Public Partnership. By doing so, our public libraries are able to give new library […]

Our mission

Nargis Library Recovery is a Seattle-based 501c-3 non-profit organization dedicated to rebuilding libraries and providing books for the people of Myanmar (Burma) whose homes and lives were destroyed by Cyclone Nargis. Accessing global science-based knowledge is becoming an evident need as government and society regains interest in improved international relations. We are working to create the Myanmar Foundation for the Future, in partnership with Myanmar Engineering Society [MES] to speed up global access of objective science reports.